as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty
my mind's been in a tangle ever since I learned some disturbing information about an online acquaintance
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as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone
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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with
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Recent Examples of tangle
Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Blink Twice nods at a tangle of different contemporary ailments: lifestyle fetishism, wellness hedonism, our obscene fealty to stolid tech bros and their untrammeled wealth.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Wrap each section in plastic wrap or place it in separate storage bags to keep dust away and prevent tangling.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Just last month, an Israeli airstrike reduced the house to a tangle of bricks, mangled metal and broken children's toys.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Blink Twice nods at a tangle of different contemporary ailments: lifestyle fetishism, wellness hedonism, our obscene fealty to stolid tech bros and their untrammeled wealth.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
The human brain is a biological marvel, stuffed with some 86 billion neurons tangling in ways that even scientists have not yet been able to fully map and understand.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Wrap each section in plastic wrap or place it in separate storage bags to keep dust away and prevent tangling.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangle
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The issue is Jurgens is dealing with a back injury, hence the confusion about his playing at all.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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Fogelman likes to play around with time to create mysteries within otherwise straightforward narratives, and that’s how Paradise works, introducing little points of confusion and then filling in the backstory with flashbacks to flesh things out.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Vehicles trapped in mud Four vehicles were trapped in mud along Mulholland Drive, around the 4100 block of Alhama Drive in Woodland Hills, Sunday evening.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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By trapping itself within the Paris framework, the U.S. was playing along with Chinese ambitions, positioning itself to squander America’s natural energy advantage, and inflicting terrible harm on its auto sector.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2025
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And after Conal Mulkerrin scored late in the second period to knot the score again, the Harbormen held Archbishop Williams off until Mulkerrin dished a highlight-reel pass to McKenna on the power play for a 4-3 lead with 43 seconds left in the frame.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
30 Dec. 2024
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Richardson did his part, too, rushing for a career-high 70 yards on just nine carries, highlighted by a 5-yard TD that knotted the score at 7-7 early in the second quarter.—
James Boyd,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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Initially, Dury's comet hunting venture began close to home in Somerset but heavy mist and fog covered the Mendip Hills, so Dury was forced to head elsewhere.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Tomorrow through Sunday, onshore winds will return, which will raise the humidity for the Los Angeles area and bring in some coastal fog and clouds.—
Stephanie Fuerte,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Tangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangle. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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